Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-02-12
The Weekly lntsllgencer
4lk Eai,toster Jrteliiqerur.
LAHoAsrRA FEBRUARY II, ,ss,
The Pensien Veto,


Il ne striking merit OF President Cleve.
~ is the courage and freedom with
ASch he acts up to his opinions. It is his
neesy OF conviction, intelligence of con.
o1lon and boldness ofaction which has cap.
sed the heart Of the people and gives him
= Aeerength which has been tested against
- kicking Of partisans and the striking Of
-. and which has suficed for their dis.
e61dture. It Is supposed to require great
- OF moral courage to oppose soldiers
ponSion bill, because ex.soldiers are many
sond have votes. Under this persuasion, very
exnavagant pension legislation has been
eAd and the steady efforts of interested
Selaim agents are still persistently directed
tothh fruitful method Of making business.
Ine last great outpouring was when the
ock pension bill was passed, under which
\ ndtviduA soldiers received thousands of
Nouars, and the treasury suffered q de.
laeiou that was very gratifying to
- high tariff advocates, who
ssad nothing more than an over
owing treasury. Their influence has
- kindly given to the free bleeding of
~ peusion legislation. Their malice and
= dmfdity Of other congressman, who
- the odium Of opposing pension legis.
mon. has given 1t the free course which
9ow arst suffers check at the hands of an
hoosst executive.
Il did not require any exertion of courage
Npon Cleveland 9 part to refuse to approve
eAis BILL The thought Of the unpopular.
~ Of measure has no effect upon bis &C.
Hon. BE is Of that order Of men who ask
hemselves only what it's right to do, and
q Who rather enjoy, than otherwise, the
1nowledge that all people do not agree
With them. Men who act upon their
ssown Judgment always win in tie end, of
eeurse, when their Judgment is good and
Nan they have confidence in their judg.
Int they enjoy the assurance Of triumph
nat tt Il gives them.
# Ffestdent Cleveland Is entirely satisfied
mat he Is right In the position he has taken
rpon the pension business, and be will re-
main 30 satisfied whatever current opinion
may be. That opinion, however, Is likely
p be altogether with him. He Iced not
wait Tor verdict Of approval. He has 1t
se1y heartily and at once. The reasons he
gtyes tor his veto amply satisfy public opiI.
~. The fact that the bill Is uncertain IN
- terms alone suffices to condemn It: and
= y condemned further BY the enormous
burden which it would put upon the coun,
~. - well as by the pauper attitude In
which 1t puts the Union soldiers.
The wounds they received in the war
- longer would be the basis OF their
claims which would be sustained only by
NJ met that they had been three months
~ ehe army. 1t is monstrously veas
cesss Tor pension claim. Every drafted
IN and every substitute would receive
~ pension and every bounty.iumper
Noold have grateful country rewardipp
nm Tor his patriotism. There ara epopuS
'e shis class already on the pension rolls
emong those who present war disability.
1ss most Of these fellows never smslled
yoWdes or saw q battle unless from sfar
1ney were not of the kind to be wounded .
s@ are they Of the kind to be pensioued.